Border Patrol Enhancement Act
Latest action · Aug 4, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedAug 4, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Border Patrol Enhancement Act
This bill addresses various issues related to U.S. Border Patrol staffing.
For example, the bill (1) establishes the Border Patrol Reserve; (2) establishes for the U.S. Border Patrol an authorized personnel level of 20,500 agents, which may be adjusted by the Department of Homeland Security; (3) requires the U.S. Border Patrol to complete a personnel requirements determination model; and (4) provides for higher minimum pay rates for agents.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 4, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OK | James Lankford | Original | Aug 4, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | Aug 4, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Aug 4, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Aug 4, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Immigration.
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Homeland Security
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Immigration
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Law enforcement officers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 4, 2022Introduced in Senate
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